I spend a lot of time developing my early prototypes. In some cases, I think I spend way too much time on this part and it slows my development cycles down. I have seen early prototypes out there that just use index cards and some components from other games. For me, I struggle with this…

Play testing is a critical step to board game design. Ed takes the time to walk through how he approaches play testing by comparing the process to sculpting. The approach of testing ten times before making a change is a critical point that needs to be remembered with working on a board game. I wish…

Thinking about Mill City this week. I think I am going to spice it up a bit with contracts and more dice. One of the major pieces of feedback with the game was that there wasn’t enough decision making occurring. I feel with the addition of contracts, that should address the feedback. Now time to…

I got to spend 10 minutes talking with Daniel Solis. It was awesome. I thought game designing was a “private thing” you do. Come with an idea and then slowly reveal it to people. For me, it took me a while to reveal the idea. I was afraid of receiving negative feedback. Little by little,…

Once again Ed has done a fantastic job in capturing the game design process with his review of how the “Concept” comes together. When I read his blog post, I can connect with it. I find myself watching TV or reading a book and immediately get inspired by the activities that are occurring. I think…

I just read a great article on the approach to prototyping a board game design. Ed Marriott presents a detailed approach to handling a prototype. I hope he continues to expand on his other “process” nodes. Visit his site here.